Mechanobiology Institute, Singapore


		An inventory of the structural and regulatory components of adherens junctions (AJs) Zaidel-Bar compiles 30 years of information about AJ components and their interactions READ MORE »


		MBI Professor CT Lim recognized for innovation Co-founder of Clearbridge NanoMedics, MBI principal investigator Professor Lim Chwee Teck is recognized for innovation and excellence in dynamic new field. READ MORE »


		New MBI PI Fumio Motegi explores cell polarization and soma-germline fate determination Toward an understanding of the mechanics of the initiation of cell polarization and the spatial patterning of cellular asymmetry. READ MORE »


		Yan Jie’s debate-settling work on the structure of DNA in PNAS Three distinct structural reorganizations of torsion-unconstrained DNA revealed by mechanical stretching. READ MORE »


		Benoit Ladoux’s latest findings on mechanosensing and cell substrate stiffness in PNAS Investigating fibroblast cell migration using micro- and nano-fabrication techniques. READ MORE »


		Percolation as a Paradigm for Topological Phase Transitions in Transportation Networks Spatial networks from different disciplines are all unified by the theory of networks. READ MORE »

Seminars & Workshops

15 MAY. Bessel beam plane illumination microscopy for 3-D live fluorescence imaging – Dr Liang Gao
14 MAY. Implications of complexity theory for thinking about biology – Professor Neil Theise
9 MAY. Unusual design features of a reverse direction myosin – Dr Lee Sweeney [CANCELLED]

Visiting Scientists

Recent Publications

Mechanical perturbation of filamin A immunoglobulin repeats 20-21 reveals potential non-equilibrium mechanochemical partner binding function. Scientific Reports, April 2013

Cadherin adhesome at a glance. Journal of Cell Science.

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